Comments on: Dallas Real Estate: Cool Pool At The House http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2009/08/13/dallas-real-estate-cool-pool-at-the-house/ DallasDirt is a real estate blog with a focus on housing trends, realtor news, and photos of local fabulous homes from the editors of D Magazine Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:30:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: JOHN http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2009/08/13/dallas-real-estate-cool-pool-at-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7471 JOHN Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:29:04 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=5140#comment-7471 I agree with John M's sentiments. Forty-seven cents a square foot??? Gads! Look at the size of that pool. It looks almost as big as Lake Michigan. Well, maybe Lake Erie. Some developers of new condomimiums set the HoA fees at an artifically low figure. And we all know high HOA fees can scare buyers away. That big pool alone must cost .47 cents a square foot to maintain. I agree with John M’s sentiments. Forty-seven cents a square foot??? Gads! Look at the size of that pool. It looks almost as big as Lake Michigan. Well, maybe Lake Erie.

Some developers of new condomimiums set the HoA fees at an artifically low figure. And we all know high HOA fees can scare buyers away.

That big pool alone must cost .47 cents a square foot to maintain.

]]> By: Wyman http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2009/08/13/dallas-real-estate-cool-pool-at-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7469 Wyman Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:10:49 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=5140#comment-7469 John M with those pesky questions when there is a jazzy Hard Rock with $15 lunches plus a fab pool... John M with those pesky questions when there is a jazzy Hard Rock with $15 lunches plus a fab pool…

]]> By: John M http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2009/08/13/dallas-real-estate-cool-pool-at-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-7465 John M Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:40:38 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=5140#comment-7465 I know it isn't uncommon before the owners take over the HOA but .47 a square foot seems a little too low to sustain those staffing levels, I would expect it to be closer to $.55-.70, possibly higher to maintain staffing at that level, I may be wrong though. Is there a chilled water system or is it individual AC for each unit? What is the HOA reserve assessment? I know it isn’t uncommon before the owners take over the HOA but .47 a square foot seems a little too low to sustain those staffing levels, I would expect it to be closer to $.55-.70, possibly higher to maintain staffing at that level, I may be wrong though. Is there a chilled water system or is it individual AC for each unit? What is the HOA reserve assessment?

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